News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 15, 2024
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Stonehenge Altar Stone from Scotland according to new “jaw-dropping” research, ECER issues a statement to recognize national shrines, a goddess figurine found in Italy, and more events.
News
National Black Cat Appreciation Day: It still matters
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Black cats face lower adoption rates and higher euthanasia rates despite their abundance and even potential disease resistance. Prejudice against them remains strong, leading to frequent neglect and mistreatment. Black Cat Appreciation Day hopes to stop that bias.
Culture
The First Modern Temple of Zeus in Cyprus
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In Cyprus, George Constantinou, a priest of the Hellenic Ethnic Religion at the Supreme Council of Ethnic Hellenes, revived ancient traditions by constructing the world’s first licensed modern temple dedicated to Olympian Zeus, overcoming significant challenges.
Europe
Recent Challenges to the Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera Mechanism, initially dismissed as shipwreck debris, is now celebrated as an ancient analog computer. Recent studies challenge its function, suggesting it measured a lunar, not solar, year.
News
Pagan Community Notes: Week of August 8, 2024
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Attorney swears juror oath on a river, Congratulations Bryce and Cherry Hill Seminary!, Happy International Cat Day, Pagan events and more.